A water playground is the perfect amenity for the 2-to-8 age bracket. Too young for the big slides at the water park, too active for a still pool, too wet to play in regular sand. A purpose-built water playground, with spraying fountains, tipping buckets, mini slides, and shallow splash zones, hits exactly the right note. The hotels in this collection have invested in proper water playground installations. Think interactive water features designed at child height, soft non-slip surfaces, depths that work for the smallest swimmers, and plenty of shade around the edges for parents to actually watch comfortably. The best of them include staggered structures so toddlers and slightly older kids each have their own zone within the same overall area. This is one of those amenities where parents quickly realize they can sit, read, or have a conversation while their children disappear into hours of self-directed water play. Combine that with a great kids' club and a properly serviced pool area and the daytime structure of the family vacation more or less takes care of itself. Below are the top family hotels with a water playground, sorted by overall score.